What is so great Alpine Valley?
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Should read: What is so great about Alpine Valley?
That is a serious curious questions, I have never been, but I keep hearing people demand that PJ play there. What is so great about it? Where is it? Is it by Chicago? Milwaukee?
That is a serious curious questions, I have never been, but I keep hearing people demand that PJ play there. What is so great about it? Where is it? Is it by Chicago? Milwaukee?
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something about the place and its atmosphere. the tailgating, the huuuggeeeee lawn, the wooden roof/rafters, the way you jhave to drive into the middle of fucking nowhere just to see a show is pretty cool, and just the overwhelming presence of amazing shows that have been there.
also the sad history of stevie ray vaughn adds something to it.
East Troy 2003
Chicago x2, Summerfest x2, 2006
Chicago THE VIC, Lollapalooza, 2007
bonnaROOOOOOO 2008
Chicago x2 2009
(EV chicago 2008 night 2)
that will give you an idea
East Troy 2003
Chicago x2, Summerfest x2, 2006
Chicago THE VIC, Lollapalooza, 2007
bonnaROOOOOOO 2008
Chicago x2 2009
(EV chicago 2008 night 2)
It's really in the middle of farm land - and on a steep incline too.
always a good time there tho! theres just something chilled about WI/IL folks... were like canada jr.
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The sound at that place is great. I dont know what it is. But similar setups at similar venues dont sound as good.
Nuclear fission
Oops, oh yeah, that too!!!
Missoula 6/20/98
Alpine Valley 6/26/98 & 6/27/98
Alpine Valley 10/8/00
Champaign 4/23/03
Alpine Valley 6/21/03
Missoula 8/29/05
Chicago 5/16 & 17/06
Grand Rapids 5/19/06
Summerfest 6/29/06 & 6/30/06
Tampa 6/12/08
Chicago 8/23/09
Indy 5/7/10
Alpine Valley x2 2011
Wrigley 2013
Milwaukee 14
Telluride 16
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You mean the World Music Theater-Tweeter Center-First National Bank Amphitheater?
Yeah, not the best sound. Unless you are in the right spot.
The UC isnt TOO bad. Night 2 in Chicago was definitely better than Night 1 for sound.
Nuclear fission
Sounds like the Gorge, especially the middle of fucking nowhere part.
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Patrick, this made me crack up.
Look, Alpine Valley is easily the best place to see a Pearl Jam concert anywhere in the upper Midwest region of America. I'd actually put it up against any venue in the country if not the world.
A lot of people in this thread have made some great points. It's actually pretty difficult to describe exactly why it is so great, but trust me, it is. I've seen the band play all over this country, and in three others. My favorite place and best Pearl Jam memories are from their Alpine Valley shows.
A quick list:
1992 Lollapalooza -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWoh_DUu54g
This is from the solo during "Porch". Eddie scaling to the roof absolutely blew my mind. This was back in the days when I was trying to figure out just how great they were. The energy put into this show was just off the charts.
2000 "Welcome to the Ice Bowl" -
I think it was 22 degrees that night. Absolutely freezing. You had to be hard-core to even be outside, much less be outside for a couple of hours. But we were, and the band was, and it was incredible. Just a "for the true fans" kind of vibe. Here is a review:
http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/PearlJam/fanscene/2000/1008mil4.html
2003 "The best concert I have ever attended" -
Perfect weather, perfect crowd, perfect performance. Great sound, great atmosphere, great vibe. Everything just came together in one place, for one night. I've literally written hundreds of pages about my experience there. It was transcendent.
Here is a page with some pics from that night, (the crowd shot is the best):
http://www.sonymusic.com/artists/PearlJam/gallery/062103.html
I suggest listening to the bootlegs from any Alpine Valley show, but the 2003 concert is one of their all-time best (in my humble opinion). Listen to it for yourself. There's a reason it's one of the most sought after bootlegs in the entire collection.
If you were there in 2003, you hunger for one more night of that type of bliss.
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I was waiting for it!!
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Ah the ice bowl.....an awesome night. The car ride home sucked as I couldn't feel my legs.
the pearl jam coloring book....$200
multi-millionaires singing a song telling me...
the gas in their tanks...is like money in the bank
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Well done I must say.
Oh you know I can't stay away from a Alpine thread. hehe
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should I keep going?
Alpine is AWESOME!
Yeah, if you look at the google pictures posted earlier you'll see a thick fog in the valley behind the stage. Well that ain't fog. They had a DMB concert there the night before.
I want people to stop chatting up Alpine, it's hard enough to get good seats as it is. Now there's going to be people coming from everywhere!
ps don't eat a brat from the stand there after the show. My friend got one after a show and it was raw!
Was your friend drunk? lol
I've been talking up Alpine Valley for the longest time on here. I want the people that think Alpine sucks to come and see. Cause when PJ plays Alpine its a special nite everytime. We that have been there know this already.
Anyways, on to Alpine. I have a difficult time explaining what is so special about this place, but I do have goosebumps as I type this. When I think of summer in Southern Wisconsin (aside from the gorgeous weather, the outdoors, and the wonderful people), the first thing I think of is Alpine. 'Alpine' is more than a venue, it's truely a feeling. The atmosphere is electric, absolutely contagious. The backdrop of the rolling hills and the smell of beer Brats (preferably Johnsonville or Usingers) is overwhelming. Your face always tends to ache the next day from a combination of incessant smiling and being a bit sun-kissed. There's something so simple and raw about sitting on a hill with 30,000 friends and enjoying an outdoor concert beneath the sun and/or stars. It's great a place to watch any band. It's a great place even if there were no bands.
The 2003 show was a defining point of my college years. I cannot explain it. I still smirk when I think of 'Faithful' ringing against the backgound of the setting sun. I long for another show with that type of feeling. I don't know if it will ever happen. It was almost out-of-body. Euphoric.
I highly recommend checking out this venue, even it's not for a PJ show. Jack Johnson is playing in late June...stop by my tailgate for a brat and Leinie's.
If and when they come back to Alpine. We welcome you to come and enjoy the show with all of us.
It's a fun time and just a great place. I love it so much there. I miss it too.